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LIBYA 21/02/2019

Washington decides to play the Misrati card

After having been away from the action on Libya since Donald Trump arrived in the White House, Washington is returning to the front line. In so doing, it has opted to rely on Misrati forces to hold Tripoli but also [...]

ANGOLA 19/02/2019

Stock-take of Joao Lourenco's reform of the diamond sector?

After 18-months in power, what has Angolan president Joao Lourenco managed to achieve of his great reform to overhaul the country's diamond industry, no longer controlled by those close to former president Jose Eduardo dos Santos and his [...]

CONGO-K 12/02/2019

Tshisekedi unveils first oil commando unit in Luanda

For his first overseas trip as head of state - a visit to his Angolan counterpart Joao Lourenco on February 5 - the new Congolese President Felix Tshisekedi brought with him a team of oil and gas sector experts. [...]

LIBYA 21/02/2019

Khalifa Haftar mobilises his Kazakh Air Force

At least two Kazakh air transport companies have provided support for Khalifa Haftar's Libyan National Army (LNA) during its grand [...]

GUINEA 19/02/2019

Conakry appoints task force to manage Simandou's future

In anticipation that Australia's Rio Tinto and China's Chinalco will resume talks to reboot the Simandou iron ore mine, the [...]

SUDAN 08/02/2019

America's plan B if Bashir is toppled

CONGO-K CONGO-B 13/02/2019

Felix Tshisekedi steps carefully in Brazzaville Free

In a sign of a certain reserve felt towards Denis Sassou Nguesso, the new president of Congo-K, Felix Tshisekedi (aka [...]

EQUATORIAL GUINEA 12/02/2019

French boss Jacoulot could be Trident Energy's downfall on huge oil deposit Zafiro

The firm headed by former Perenco execs is struggling to get Malabo's go-ahead to purchase the country's largest oil field from ExxonMobil. [...]

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ALGERIA 21/02/2019

Amara Benyounes to direct Kouninef TV

The Continuity TV channel which powerful businessman Redha Kouninef is planning to launch (MC 1327) to support Abdelaziz Bouteflika's bid [...]

BURKINA FASO 19/02/2019

Ouagadougou serious about mining safety Free

Just days after being named Burkina Faso's minister of security on January 21, Ousseni Compaore held a meeting with mining [...]

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TUNISIA 21/02/2019

Mohsen Marzouk plays conciliator for Youssef Chahed

EQUATORIAL GUINEA 19/02/2019

Malabo counts on tax incentives to attract miners to kick-start sector

WEST AFRICA 13/02/2019

Exclusive: the Masonic peace conference

ALGERIA 12/02/2019

Get ready to place your bets, the new hydrocarbons code is in the starting blocks

GABON 29/01/2019

DGH's tactics to fill coffers through 2019 licensing round

MADAGASCAR 29/01/2019

Regulatory uncertainties affecting offshore biddig round continue to multiply

GABON 13/02/2019

The blunder that prompted a government reshuffle

Due to be sworn in on 13 February in Rabat, the new mines minister Tondy Ondo Mba owes his new position to an error of judgement by his predecessor, Christian Magnagna. The latest revelations. [...]

CHAD 12/02/2019

Caracal Energy: Glencore could pack its bags for good after Cameroon's quasi-withdrawal Free

The giant commodity trader Glencore, which entered the oil and gas arena in 2013 with the purchase of Canadian group [...]

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MOROCCO 21/02/2019

Saudi group iCAD targets infrastructure security business

Despite the latest diplomatic clash between Rabat and Riyadh, Saudi Arabia's iCAD (Innovative Contractors for Advanced Dimensions) group has set [...]

TOGO 19/02/2019

Ably-Bidamon wants to ramp up state's control of mines

The ministry of mines in Lome has recently proposed an amendment that would allow the state to hold a blocking minority share of Togo mining projects. [...]

AFRICAFRANCE 13/02/2019

Paris to play secret military card to regain control

Weakened in its sphere of influence, France is putting into place a comprehensive strategy to secure its investments in conflict zones. An exclusive investigation. Special missions - In early December, a group of reservists employed by French companies visited Menaka in [...]

CONGO-B 12/02/2019

Debt negotiations: Lucien Ebata's fall from grace

Two years after being named "special advisor on foreign funding", the former trader Lucien Ebata has lost his place as the country's main go-between with lenders. [...]

DJIBOUTI ETHIOPIA FRANCEKENYA 08/02/2019